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Translation is weird, especially when long periods of time are involved, even more so when you're dealing with a text largely composed of symbolic or metaphorical language. Often times one word in language A corresponds to multiple words in language B, and you rely largely on context to decide which meaning was intended. Another biblical example is "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter heaven". In Aramaic, the words for "camel" and "thick rope" are nearly identical. Hebrew in particular has a lot of terms that refer to multiple thematically similar concepts.